Sachu and Sneha: Thanks to the Almighty Father

Dear friends,

With immense happiness and gratitude, the caretakers of St.Thomas Ashram, Attappady informs all of us that by the unlimited Grace of the ever loving heavenly Father, the cochlear implant surgery of Sachu and Sneha were 100% successful.

The operation was performed at Baby memorial hospital, Kozhikode today (September 4th, 2006) at 9.30 am. The operation lasted two hours for each child and was over by 1.45 pm. The incisions are expected to be healed in 3 weeks. Sachu and Sneha will be discharged from Baby memorial hospital, Kozhikode in the next 48 hours and will be cared at the Attappady Mission Hospital. The children will also be going through a speech therapy to make up for the lost years of hearing.

You call it coincidence or a miracle, beyond doubts, the blessings of the heavenly father has been with these children all along the way. I would like to share just one incident that John Achen told me last week. In Achen's words "By the Grace of our Lord, every door that we knocked was opened for us; many miracles have happened". Almost a week earlier, the local newspapers were kind enough to run a story on Sachu and Sneha after the date of the operation was finalized. One of the biggest expenses for this surgery was the cost of the cochlear implants. The day had come when Achen had to send the DD to the distributor of the implants. They were unable to raise enough money that was required for the DD. On that day, John Achen was about to visit one of his friends to borrow some money for the DD. Almost at the same time, a stranger calls Achen and requested a meeting with Achen. He said he had read the article about Sachu and Sneha in the paper and continued to say "For these two children who don't have
their parents alive, aren't we their parents..." He said he would like to offer a small help and gave 1 Lakh Indian rupees. At the same time, the dealer of the cochlear implant gives a discount of ~30,000 rupees. Achen was able to send the DD on time. Was this a coincidence or a
miracle?

Paul Achen and John Achen are currently at the hospital and are over-joyed by the mercies of the Lord and praises him for the wonders that Almighty Father has showered on Sachu and Sneha. They have expressed their heartfelt thanks to the countless number of people who have prayed for Sachu and Sneha. They express their sincere appreciation for the moral and financial support provided by churches, organizations and individuals thereby making the impossible possible.

May God bless you all.

Thanks,
Rajesh Vargheese
St.Gregorios Orthodox Church, Austin, TX